The real model of tolerance

Many religious clerics affirmed that the Kingdom, with its rich history and values of tolerance, peaceful co-existence and religious freedom, has been able to convey to the world from the United Nations headquarters, in New York, a rare experience of elevating human beings to high levels of tolerance, harmony and acceptance of the other.

In an exclusive statement to Bahrain News Agency (BNA), marking the conclusion of a Bahraini evening organised by This is Bahrain Society in cooperation with the King Hamad Global Center for Peaceful Coexistence to celebrate the Declaration of the Kingdom of Bahrain anniversary, they said Bahrain set a lofty model of human peace and religious freedom.

This came at a time the United Nations posted on its official website a picture of the Bahrain Exhibition for Tolerance that was organized in one of the largest corridors of the UN headquarters, which significantly shows the great success of Bahrain’s participation in the UN General Assembly meeting.

The Bahraini model of tolerance and peaceful coexistence is an excellent experience in a world facing many political upheavals as well as ethnic and sectarian conflicts, said Rev. Florence Akau, a member of the UN Social and Economic Committee.

He noted that the message of peace sent by His Majesty the King to the world is explicit and clear and conveys a unique experience in bringing together all religions, sects, and races on the dialogue table in an atmosphere of tolerance, coexistence and acceptance of the other.

For his part, Finland’s Representative to the United Nations Kai Sauer extended congratulations to His Majesty the King and the people of Bahrain for their good qualities of tolerance and peaceful coexistence, pointing out that the Bahraini participation in the UN General Assembly reflected the bright image of this pioneering Bahraini model. “Bahrain has organized a wonderful exhibition during the international week in New York,” Sauer said.

“We are in dire need of such high-end human models at a time when conflicts are intensifying on a doctrinal or religious basis.” He pointed out that Bahrain can work on a wide regional and global scale to spread the message of living in peace and harmony among all human beings by interacting with the international community and emulating Bahrain’s experience of bringing all parties and clerics to the table of dialogue.